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J. H. DEAN.

VOTING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED APR. 1. 1907. RENEWED MAR. 29, I915.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 2, 1915.

Application filed April. 1, 1907, Serial No. 365,639. kenewed'karcl 29, 1915 SerialNo. 17,892.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JAMES H. DEAN, a

citizen of the United States, and .aresident of Chicago, county of- Cook,.and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Voting-Machines, of

- which the following'isa specification.

The invention relates'to voting machines and more particularly "to improvements in the construction set forth. in a prior application filed by me December 27, 1904, Serial No. 238,388, now Patent. No. 1,013,646 of Jan. 2, 1912. v

The invention seeks. to provide improved forms of counter operating mechanism and of the controlli g devices .for the counter operating mecha ism to insure the proper actuation of the vote counters or registers and prevent improper manipulation of the machine.

A further object of the invention is to provide means whereby the machine may be readily adapted for use at primary electlons.

With these and other objects in view the invention c'onsists in the features of constructi on, l combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter set forth, illustrated-1n the accompanying drawings and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings Figure 1 1s a vertical section from front to rear of the machine taken dle. Fig. 7 is a longitudinal section of the machine from front to rear on the line 77 of Fig. 3. Fig. 8 is a detail view of oneof the counter sections with certain parts broken away and parts shown in section.'

Fig. 9 is a rear view of the machine with a portion of the back plate broken away to show part of the operating mechanism. Fig. 10 is a section on line 10 of Fig. 1 with the ratchet plate removed and parts of the operating mechanism shown in dotted lines.

Fig-11 is a crosssection on line 11 of Fig. l with the back plate of the main operating section removed to show the actuating I .crahks and levers. Figs. 12 and 13' are primary mechanism. Fig. 15 .is a detail secof the machine and'the keys of any one row may be all controlled by means of a straight ticket key or handle 4 at the upper front vided with tail pieces 8 engaging guide corresponding counter. This actuator is roviews similar toFig. 11 but showing the.

operating mechanism in different positions.

Fig. 14 is a section at the front of themachlne on line 14: of Fig. 1 illustrating the tion on the line l5.15 of Fig. 14. Fig. 16 is adetail section on 1ine'16-16 of Fig. 14.. Fig. 17 is a detail view illustrating the operating indicator for the primary mechanism.

As in the construction shown in the prior application, the frame of' the machine is box-like in form, having the ballot or ticket upon its upper face through which the individual candidate keys -1 project. The operation of the machine is controlled by the voter through the medium of the main oper-' ating lever 2 at the back of the machine having a handle 3 at its upper end. The keys. are arranged in columns from front to rear portion of the machine.

The machine is constructed upon the unit or section system and each unit or section or registers therefor. These sections or units (see Figs. 1, 3, 7 and 8) comprise parallel plates 5 suitably connected together by cross rivets and arev arranged within the upper portion'of the machine upon a series of supports 6 that extend from front to rear.

The two keys 1 of each section slide through a guide 7 at the upper portion and are prorollers 01' pins 9 at the lower portionof the section or unit. The counters for the two keys are arranged on opposite'sides of the keys and each comprises a set of three counting wheels 10 mounted. on shafts. 10 and connected by suitable transfer pinions 11. A Geneva stop actuator 12 is provided. foreach counter and is provided with a sin-- gletooth 13 arranged to engage the intermi'ttent gear 14 on the units wheel'of the tatably mounted within the sleeve of the actuator-shifter 15 and the actuator shifter is mounted to slide upon cross rivets 16 extending between the side plates 5 of the counter section, so that the tooth 13 of the actuator may be moved into and out of line with the gear 14 on the units wheel. Each carries two keys and corresponding counters key or tail iece 8 thereof. is aprovided with" a cam slct 1 (see Figs. 1 an 8) which engages'a pin 18 on the corresponding actua- I la tor shifter so that as the key is moved vertically to and from voted pS1t10I1,' the actuator will be shifted back and forth to move its tooth 13 into and out of line with the gear 14: on the units wheel of the counter. Normally, when the keys are in theirraised or unvoted position, the tooth of the actuator is in line with the gearld of the, counter, but when the key is shlfted to 11:8

I depressed or voted position, the tooth 13 of the corresponding actuator is moved out of line with the gear 14 of its counter.

The counter sections are arranged in line I chine are advanced one. step. The voter then casts his ballot by depressing the proper number of keys and throwing the corresponding actuators out of operatlve relation with their counters so that. when the shafts 19 are rockedback as the voter leaves the machine, the counters corresponding to the keys left in voted position remain advanced one step, while the other counters of the machine'are turned back one step. The numbers of the counting wheels. 10 may be viewed through suitable openings 20 in the top plate 21 (see Fig. 3). These openings are normally closed by a removable-ballot plate 22 which carries the names of the several candidates opposite the corresponding keys, and which is removed at the end of the election to disclose the vote. The Geneva stop gear 14 of the units wheel 1s at all times interlocked with, the Geneva stop actuator so that the counter cannot possibly be moved in any way except through the medium of the actuator.

Each keyor its tail piece 8 1s provided with an opening which engages the end of a corresponding rock arm 23. The rock arms of the two keys of each section are mounted to oscillate upon a hub 24: (see Figs. 3 and a) that is provided with reduced ends suitably journaledin the slde walls 5 of the unit section. The rock arms are suitably spaced apaft from each other by an enlarged portion of the hui) 24 and are suitably spacedfrom the side walls of the unit section by washers 25. The central enlarged portion of each hub 241s provided at one point (see Figs. 3 and 4) with laterally projecting lugs 26 which extend Within notches 27 formed on the lower edges of the rock arms and which lugs 26 are arranged to engage shoulders 28 and 29 on the rock arms at the ends ct these notches.

The notches 27 are double the'width of the lugs 26, asshown .in Fig. 3, so that alost engaging the shoulders-28 of the rock arms and holding the keys 1 in their elevated or unvoted position. When the voter 'admitted to the machine the shafts 30 are unlocked so that-the voter may depress the keys. The number of keys WlllCll he may deress is of course limited by a suitable interockin mechanism, the arrows or Spreaders for w ich interlock are carried by depending rodsv 31 secured to the tail pieces of the rock arms 23. When the vvoter leaves the machine the shift of the shafts 30 brings the lugs 26 against the shoulders 28 of the rock arms 23, so that the latter are shifted to restore any of the keys which may have been shifted by the voter, together with their corresponding actuators to normal position and to lock them in such positions It is also obvious that the shafts 30 maybe employed for shifting all of the keys in any one row to their depressed or voted position for straight ticket voting. For this purpose, each one of the shafts 30 extends through the front of the machine casing and is provided with an o erating handle or crank 4 i (see Fig. l). ach of these handles is mounted to revolve on the reduced portion of a washer 31 that is fixed on the shaft (see Fig. 4;) and is provided with a pin 32 engaging a segmental slot 33 in thewasher. so as to form a one-way connection between the handle or crank and the shaft. The straight ticket handles or cranks 4 may be used to depress or move to voted position all of the keys in any one row, but cannot be used to restore the keys. The keys may however, be restored individually by the voter to correct or change his vote.

Each of the unit sections is provided on one side-of the tail portions 8 of the keys with a hub 34, the reduced ends of; which (see Fig. 5) are suitably journaled on the side plates 5 of the unit section. The hubs 24: carrying the rock arms 23 are journaled on opposite sides of the tail portions 8 of the keys. The hub 34 is provided with two dogs 35 as arranged in the planes of the rock arms 23 and provided on its end with sharpened points or knife edges 0. and I) which are arranged to coiiperate with the pointed ends a of the corresponding rock operated-by the voter he a key part way only. If the key isdepressed far enough to operate the interlecking mechanism and shift the corresponding actuator, the point or edge. a of the do" 35, when the latter is locked, will engage th of the pointed end 0 of'the rock arm and complete the downward shift of the key, as indicated at the left hand end of Flg. 3. If the key is not depressed far enough to operate the interlocking mechanism and the depressed to a considerable extent before the corresponding actuator is shifted. As stated, if the key is depressed far enough to shift the actuator or partially shift the actuator, the corresponding dog 35 will engage the end of the rock arm 23 connected to the key 'and complete its movement; so that the counter or registering mechanism will be properly operated, even though the keys be carelessly manipulated by the voter.

The operating or controlling lever 2 is fixed at its lower end to a short p-i'vot shaft.

37 which is journaled in a backplate 38 at the rear of the machine. Inside of the'back plate 38 the pivot shaft 37 is provided with plate 41 (see Fig. 9). A full stroke mechani'sm for compelling the complete shift of the. handle to one or the other side of the machine before its directionof movement main operating section. The .main operat can be reversed, comprises a series of ratchet teeth 42 onthe lower edge of the plate 41 and a pawl 43 mounted on a stud 44 is normally spring-held in central position. The ratchet plate is fixed by a series ofpins 45z tothe outer face ofa cam plate.46 (see F igs.

l, .7, 9 and 10). This cam plate is provided with rollers 47 engaging guide tracks 48 that are secured to the outer side .of the ing section (see Figs. 1, 7, 10 and 11) comprises two plates 49 spaced apart and se cured together by studs 50. This operat ing section extends the full width of the machine and is arrangcd at the rear portion thereof upon two supports 51.

The main operating section is provided with three sets of crank arms 52, 53 and 54. These crank arms 'are mounted upon hubse upper face 1 the ends of the' three sets of shafts of the machine. The crank arms 52 engage the actuator shafts 19, the "crank arms 53 engage the ends of the locking and restoring shafts 30 and the crank arms 54 engage the ends of the dog operating shafts 36. The actuator crank arms 52 are shown double in Fig.

7 and are pivoted at their ends with a common connecting rod 55 arranged between the two parts-of theseveral rock. arms. The end rock arm 52 is in the form of a bellcrank and is connected by a link 56 to a bell crank 57 carried between the plates of the mam operating section on a stud 58. This .bell crank is connected by alink 59 to'a bell crank 60 which is arranged between the plates of the main operating section on a cross stud 61. Thisbell crank is provided with a pin or roller62projecting through a'slot 64 (see Fig. 10) in the frontwall of the main operating section and engaging a cam slot 65 in the main operating cam 46.

The rock arms 54 on .the dog 'operatin shafts 36 are also double (see Fig.7) and are pivoted at their ends to a common con-- nectingbar 66. provided on its end with a rock arm 67 having a pin or roller 68 slot 69 (see-Fig. 9) in the upper portion of the ratchet plate 41.. v

The arms 53 on the ends of the locking andrestoring shafts 36 are arranged to engage a, series of lugs 70 on a locking and restoring bar 71. .This bar is arranged to shift longitudinally upon a pair. of studs 72 which extend between the plates 49 in the main operating section-and through slots 73 an arm 39 connected by a link 40 to a ratchet in the bar. The bar 71 is shifted-in one direction to restore and lock the keys by a'bell f crank 74, the 'upper portion of which is double'or forked-to embrace the bar, as shown in Fig. 7, and across pin 75 at its upper endis arranged to engage with one of ,the lugs 70. so, that the bar 71 will be [shifted with thebell crank 74 when the latter is moved/from. the position shown in Fig. 13 to'that shown 'in Fig.-12 The locking and restoring bar 71' however will not move with the bell crank when the latter is shifted in the reverse direction. Bell crank 74 is provided with a pin or roller 76 which extends through a slot 77 (see Fig. 10) in 1 the outer plate 49 of the main operating secwhich engages a cam One of ,theshafts 36 is This bar is mounted to slide between the plates 49 of the main operating section on a pair of cross studs 80 which. extend through slots 81 in the bar. This bar is'arranged as shown, at one end of the main operating section and extends'through a slot 82 of the casing. It is normally locked in its extend- I red position by a spring-held dog 83 mounted pressed upwardly on a stud 84' and arranged toengage a notch 85 on the lower edge of the bar. The dog is ya sprinlg 86 into en gagement with the notch 85. he dog isalso provided with a pin 87 which projects through an-opening 88 in the front wall of the main operating'section and is arranged to be engaged b tripped [to release the intervening bar so that the latter may be thrust inwardly by the judge or other officer of election. When this is done a shoulder 89 on the intervening bar engages the end of the locking and restoring bar 71 and shifts the latter from the position shown in Fig. 12 to that shown in Fig. 13. A second controlling latch 90'for the intervening bar .is mounted upon one of the studs 80 and carries'a pin 91 which projects into the space between the inner end of the intervening bar and the outer'end of the locking and restoring bar 71. The intervening bar is provided at its upper edge and, at its inner end,with an upwardly inclined shoulder 92 andlthe lower edge of the lockl the judges intervening bar 79 and at theing and restoring bar is provided with a corresponding upwardly inclined notch 93.

in the normal condition of the machine the operating or controlling lever 2 and the ratchet and cam plates 41 and 46 are at the left side of the machine or at the right when VlGWGClTIOI IL the rear, as in Figs. 9 to 13 inelusive. in Fig. 12 the cam plate is indicated at th'e right and with the parts in normal position. When the voter is admitted to the machine he grasps the handle 3 of the operating lever and shifts it to the position shown in Fig. 9. This correspondingly moves the ratchet plate 41 until it engages the pin 87 of the latch or dog 83 and releases same time moves the cam plate 46 to the p0 sit-ion indicated in Figs. 10 and 11. This movement of the cam plate through the medium of the bell crank and connections will. oscillate the actuator shafts from the position shown in Fig. 12 to that shown in Fig. 11 and will advance all of the counters of the machine one step, as previously described. The cam plate also shifts the bell crank 74 so as to move the pin 75 thereon away fromthe lug 7 O on the locking and restori-n bar 71 with which itengages. The

' keys 0' the machine however remain locked since the lugs 70 of the bar 71 are still in engagement with the rock arms 53 on the shafts30 so that the keys cannot be moved because of the engagement of the shoulders 28 on the rock arms 23 with the lugs 26 on the hubs 24 that are connected with the shafts 30. The judge or otherofficer of election in control of the machine will then shift I the edge of the ratchet plate 41 so.that t e dog or latch 83-may be 'have been left in voted position. v crank 74 will also be shifted and the pin 75 meas es the intervening bar 79 inwardly to move the locking and restoring bar 71f10m the position shown in Fig. 12 to that shown in Fig.

13. This of course, removes the lugs on the interlocking bar inthe path ofmove-.

ment of the arms 53 on the shafts 30 so that the voter may cast his ballot either-by depressing the individual keys 1 or through.

the medium of the straight ticket keys or levers 4. It should be noted that after the judge has thrust the intervening bar in- .Wardly he cannot thereafter withdraw the same, since the incline 92 on the inner end of the bar will engage the pin 91 on the latch 90, and this pin and latch are held depressed.

by the engagement therewith of the lower vedge of the locking and restoring bar. The

voter may correct or change his vote as desired by the manipulation of the individual keys, the number of keys which he can op erate being properly limited by the interlocking mechanism. When he has once set the desired number of keys to the voted position, he will restore-the ratchet plate 41 and .cam plate 46 to normal and shift these parts from the position shown in Figs. 9,

10 and 11 to that shown in Fig. 12. This movement through the medium of the bell crank 60 will restore all of the actuator shafts and actuators "and will restore all of the counters of the machine one step, except those corresponding with the keys which The bell thereon will shift the locking-and restoring bar 71 to bring its lug 70 into engagement with the arms 53 of the locking and restoring shafts 30, so that these shafts will be I moved to restore all of the keys of the machine to the normal unvoted position through the medium of the hubs 24 on the shafts'and the rock arms 23 that are connected to the keys. The outward movement of the locking and restoring bar 71 will move the intervening bar 7 9 outwardly until the inclined shoulder 92 thereon engages the pin 91, but at this time theinclined notch 93 will be above the pin 91 so that the shoulder 92 may lift the pin, as shown in Fig. 12 and permit the complete outward shift of the intervening bar, in which position it is locked by the dog 83. It should be noted that the judge or other ofiicer of election cannot thrust in the intervening bar and un and operating cam would not afl'ect the counters, but the restoring, shift thereof would advance all of the counters corresponding to the keys left in voted positionone step.

The cam slot 69 for shifting the dog operating shafts 36 is so shaped (see Fig. 9) that the dogs 35 are oscillated back and forth toward the corresponding keys and rock arms, both when the operating lever is shifted to unlockthe machine and when it is returned to' normal position. The dogs howeyer only come into play during the restoring movement of the operating mechanism and then serve, as previously described, to complete the shift of any key which has been partially depressed if it has been depressed far enough to operate or partially operate its actuator, or to thrust the key back to its unvoted position if it has only been slightly depressed. The cam slot 69 is so positioned relatively to the cam slot which controls the operation of the actuator shafts, that the dogs 35 are oscillated to complete the shift of anypartially depressed. key before the actuators are shifted and before the restoring shafts are shifted.

At the front of the machine is arranged a section (see Figs. 1, 14, 15'and 16) comprising plates 9 1 spaced from one another and connected'by rivets or studs 95. This section extends the full width of the machine and is carried upon the supports 51. Sets of guide plates 96 carried on some of the studs 95 arearranged in pairs between the plates 94 and carry cross pins 97 between which is mounted a longitudinally shiftable or sliding bar 98. This bar is provided with a series of longitudinally extending slots 99 andthese slots are provided at one end with enlargements 100 within which are arranged. sleeves 101. upon the ends of the shafts 30. The enlargements 100 of-the first slot at the end of thebar is slightly elongated, as shown, while the other notches are provided with enlargements .102 located respectively at different distances from the'enlargements 100. The sleeves 101 on the shafts 30 are provided with looking notches 103 so that when the narrow part of the corresponding slot is-brought into engagement therewith the shaft and the row orcolumn of' keys corresponding thereto is locked out of operation. I-t-is obvious from the arrangement shown that by shifting the bar 98one step to the left from the position shown in Fig. 14, that all of the shafts 30, with the exception of the first, will be locked against movement. By shifting the bar two steps all of the-shafts, except'theseco'nd, will be locked out of operation and So on by shift-v ing the bar three or four steps, all of the shafts except thethird or fourth will be 1 held against movement. It is alsoobvious that the arrangement could be applied to.

machine (see Fig. 17) is provided with a series of letters or other suitable means to indicate to the voter the position to which he should shift the operating arm or indicator 108 to set the machine at a primary election so that he may vote for the candidates of his party.

At the side of the machine'is mounted a longitudinally shiftable bar 109 mounted on a pair of pins 110 that are fixed to the side of the machine casing and extend through slots 111 in the bar. This bar is provided atits forward end with a lug 112 which is arranged to engage the segment 106 to hold the primary mechanism against movement or which will engage with any one'of a series of notches 113 to hold the primary mechanism against further movement after the voter has selected any one party. This locking bar 109 is normally held toward the segment 106 by a spring 114 but may be shifted against the tension of the spring to release the primary mechanism by means of a pin 115 which projects througha slot 116 in the side of the machine casing. I At its rear end the locking bar 109 is provided with a shoulder or lug 117 which is arranged to engage a notch 118 in the 'judges intervening bar 79. The notch 118 is only -opposite the shoulder 117 on the bar 109 when the intervening bar is in-its outermost position, as shown in Fig. 12, so that the primary mechanism can only be unlocked when the interveningbar is in this position.

At a primary election the voter will be admitted to the machine and will shift the operating lever, as described, so as to .re-

) lease the locking dog 83 for the intervening bar. The judge of election will then shift the locking bar 109 through the medium of the pin 115 thereon. In so doing, he will move the lug 117 on the bar into engagement with the slot 118 of the-intervening bar, so that the latter cannot be moved inwardly to unlock the keys. The voter must then set the primary mechanism in accordance with locking bar 109 cannot again be released topermit any change in the primary mechanism until after the parts of the machine are restored to normal position. It should also be noted that the intervening bar can'- not be pulled out to permit any change in the primary mechanism until after the voter has cast his ballot and restored the main operating lever.

be made in the details of 'structure'set forth without departure from the essentials of the invention.

Having describedmy invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: a

1 In a voting machine, the combination of a series of counters, a series of actuators normally in operative relation therewith, mechanism for shifting said actuators back and forth to advance and retract said counters one step, a series of push keys and cam devices intermediate said keys and actuators for shifting the atter'into and out of operation with saidcq ters.-

2. In a voting machine, a Geneva stop counter comprising a set of wheels mounted on a common axis, a rotary Geneva stop actuator therefor. normally in operative relation therewith, a push key extending at rightangles to the axes of said counter and actuator having|a cam slot therein engaging the pin connected to said actuator to shift the latter= out of operative relation with said I counter-when moved to voted position and means. for oscillating said actuator to a l-- Vance and retract said counter.

3. In a voting machine, the combination of a series of counters, a series of corresponding counter actuators, keys controlling said actuators, means engaging said keys for locking the keys either'in voted or unvoted position and mechanism for operating said locking means and said actuators, said mechanism being arranged to first move said means to reset the keys or move them to voted position and hold them therein and to subsequently move the actuators.

4. In a voting machine, the combination of a series of counters, a corresponding series of counter actuators, a series of keys for shifting said actuators into and out of operative relation with said counters, dogs forcompleting the movement of any partially shifted key or keys, mechanism for operating said dogs, mechanism for operating said actuators and means for actuating said dog operating mechanism in advance of said actuator operating mechanism.

5. In a votingmachine, the combination insects of a series of counters, a'corresponding series of counter actuators, keys for shifting said counters and counter actuators into and out of operative relation, operating mechanism for effecting a relative shift between said counters and counter actuators to advance said counters, a series of dogs arranged to engage and complete the shift of any par tially shifted key or. keys and means controlled by said operating mechanism for shifting said dogs in advance of the registering movement of said counters.

' 6. In avoting machine, the combination of a series of counters, a corresponding set It is obvious that numerous changes may" of rotary counter actuators, a set of shafts for oscillating said actuators to advance said counters, a set of keys connected to axially shift said actuators into and out of operative relation with said counters, for completing the movement of any partially. shifted key or keys, a series of operating shafts for said dogs and operating mechanism for shifting saidtdog operating shafts and subsequently shifting said actuator a set of dogs shafts.

7. In a voting-machine, the combination one may connections with said shifting de-. vices for shifting them in the opposite direction, whereby any row or column of keys can be moved to voted position by its straight ticket key but can not be returned thereby.

8. In a voting machine, the combination of a series of counters, aseries of controlling keys therefor, anniversal oscillating shifting device having a two way lost motion connection with each of said keys, a party key having a one way connection with the said shifting device for moving the same in one direction tojthrow all tliekeys of its series to voted position, and mechanism for positively moving said shifting device in the opposite direction to restore and lock the keys of its series in initial position.

- 9. In a voting machine, the combination of a series of counters and counter controlling keys arranged in rows or party col umns, a series of locking and restoring shafts for said keys and a set of straight ticket keys having one-way connections with said locking and restoring shafts.

10. In a voting machine, the combinationof a series of counters, a series of counter controlling keys arranged in party rows or columns, a set of locking and restoring shaftshaving lost motion connections with said keys, a set 'of straight ticket keys having one-Way connections with said shafts for shifting the same in one direction and moving the separate-rows or columns of keys to voted position and mechanism for operating said shafts in the opposite direction to restore said keys to initial position.

11. In a voting machine, the combination of a series of counters, counter actuators and keys for shifting said actuators arranged in party rows or columns, a set of actuator operating shafts, a set of locking and restoring shafts for said keys, a set of straight ticket keys having one-way connections with said locking and restoring shafts and mechanism for oscillating said actuator shafts and for returning said locking and restoring shafts and keys to normal position.

12. In a voting machine, the combination of a series of counters, controlling keys therefor, a locking and restoring device for said keys, means under control of the judge or officer of election for shifting said looking and restoring device in one direction to release said-keys and operating mechanism for shifting said device in the opposite direction to lock and restore said keys.

13. In a voting machine, the combination of a series of counters, a series of controlling keys therefor, a shiftable locking and restoring. member for said keys, an'intervening device under control of the judge of election having a one-Way engagement with saidmember to shift the'same in one direction to release the keys, operating mechanism under control of the voter for shifting said device in the-opposite direction to restore said keys to initial position and a latch for said intervening device. arranged to be tripped by said operating mechanism.

14. In a voting machine, thecombination of a series of counters, a series of controlling keys therefor, locking and restoring shafts for said keys, a shiftable bar for actuating said shafts, a judges interveningbaihaving one-way engagement with said locking and restoring bar for shifting the same in one direction and operating mechanism under control of the voter having a one-way engagement with said locking and restoring bar for shifting the same in. the opposite direction.

15. In a voting machine, the combination of a series of counters, a series of controlling keys therefor, -locking and restoring shafts for said keys, 2. shiftable bar for actuating said shafts, a judges intervening bar having one-way engagement with said locking and restoring her for shifting the same in one direction, operating mechanism under control of the voter having a one: way engagement with said locking and restoring bar for shifting the same in the opposite direction and a latch for said intervening bar arranged to be tripped by said operating mechanism.

16. In a votmg machine, the combination of a series of counters, a series of controlling keys therefor, a shiftable locking and restoring bar for said keys, an intervening bar under control of the judge or ofiicer of election having a one-way engagement with said locking and restoring bar to move the same in one direction to release the keys, mechanism under the control of the voter for shifting said bar in the opposite direction to restore the keys to initial position and means intermediate said restoring and intervening bars for preventingthe releasing shift of said restoring bar independently of said intervening bar.

17. In a voting machine, the combination of a series of counters, controlling keys therefor arranged in rows or columns, primary voting mechanism progressively shiftable independently of said keys to prevent the operation of all but a predetermined set of said keys and'means for locking said primary voting mechanism in set position.

18. In a voting machine, the combination of a series of counters, controlling keys therefor arranged. in rows or columns, a primary voting device variably shiftable to a number of different positions to prevent the operationof certain of said rows or columns of keys while the remainder are left free for operation and means for locking said primary voting device in any one of its set positions.

19. In a voting machine,'the combination of a series of counters, controlling keys therefor normally locked against movement, primary voting mechanism progressively shiftable independently of said keys to pre-v vent the operation of all but a predetermined set of' said keys, means for locking said primary voting mechanism in set position and means arranged to prevent the releasing of said keys for voting while said primary voting mechanism is unlocked.

'20. In a voting machine, the combination of a series of counters, controlling keys therefor arranged in rows or columns and normally locked against movement, a device variably shiftable independently of said keys to a number of different positions to lock certain of said rows ofckeys for PII', mary voting and means compelling the locking of said primary voting device in set position before the keys can be unlocked for voting.

21. In a voting machine, the combination of a series of counters, controlling keys therefor, mechanism for looking all but a predetermined set of said keys for primary voting, means for locking said primary voting mechanism in set position, mechanism for releasing said keys and restoring the same to initial position and means controlled by said mechanism for preventing the release of said primary voting mechanism until the keys have been restored.

- operating with said shafts to prevent the 22. In a voting machine, the Combination of a series of counters, controlling keys therefor arranged in rows or columns, a variably shiftable bar for locking certain of said rows of keys for primary voting, a

release of said bar until said keys havebeen restored and locked in initial position.

23. In avbting machine, the combination of a series of counters,- controlling keys therefor arranged in rows or columns, a variably shiftable bar for locking certain of said rows or columns of keys for primary voting, a locking and restoring device for said keys, a lock for said primary votirg bar and an intervening device under control of the judge of election interposed between the lock for said primary voting bar and said locking and restoring device, said lock being arranged when released to prevent the shift of said intervening bar and said intervening bar being arranged to shift said locking and restoring device to permit the operation of the keys and when shifted to. prevent the release of said lock.

24. In a voting machine, the combination of a series of counters, controlling keys therefor arranged in rows or columns, a set of locking and restoring shafts for said rows of keys, a variably shiftable bar cooperation of certain of, said rows of keys for primary voting, a lock forholding said primary voting bar in set position, a looking and restoring bar for said keys cooperating with said shafts and means interposed between said locking and restoring bar and the lock for said primary Voting bar arranged to prevent the unlocking of said keys when said primary voting bar is unlocked and to prevent the release of said primary voting bar until said keys have been restored and locked in initial position.

25. In a voting machine, the combination of a series of counters, controlling keys therefor arranged-in rows, a set of locking and restoring shafts for said keys one for each row, a variably shiftable bar mounted on said shafts and having surfaces for variably locking said shafts when shifted to different positions.

- 26. In voting machines, the combinationof a series of counters, counter-actuators normally in operative relation therewith, a series of push keys extending at right-angles to the axes of said counters and counteractuators arranged to shift the same into and out of operative relationfmechanism cooperating with said counters and countergreases actuators to advanceall of said counters one step when the voter is admitted to the ma.

chine and to retract all of the counters. one step except those corresponding to the keys that are left in voted vposition.

27. In a voting-machine, the combination with a series of counters, a series of pounter actuators, voters keys forcontrolling the operation of said actuators upon said counters, mechanism for completing the operatlon of said actuators and counters and means for locking said keys either in voted or unvoted position during the operation of said actuators.

28. In a voting machine, the combination with a series of counters, a corresponding series of counter actuators, voters keys controlling the operation of said counters upon said actuators, said keys being shiftable to and from voted position to correct or change a vote, mechanism for completing the operation of said counters and actuators to register a vote for each key left in voted position, and means controlled by said mechanism for positively locking the keys either in voted or unvoted position during the operation of said mechanism.

29. In a voting machine, the combination 7 with a series of counters, a corresponding series of counter actuators, a set of voters keys movable to and fromvoted position to throw said counters and actuators into and out of operative relation, mechanism for completing the operation of said counters and actuators to register a vote for each key left by the voter in voted position and'means for locking said keys either in voted or unvoted position during the operation of said mechanism, substantially as described.

30. In a voting-machine, the combination with a series of counters, a series of counter actuators, said countersand said actuators being relatively shiftable, in one direction into and out of operative relation and relatively shiftable in another direction to efiect' the operation of saidactuators upon said counters, said actuators being normally in operative relation with said counters, a series of keys for shiftingsaid actuators out of operative relation with said counters when saidkeys are moved to voted position keys being mes ooiin'bere eiirongh eneir actuators forvverd and back one number for each com.- piete operation of the machine, each of said operebie after its counter has been driven forward to driven backward. v

33. The combination in a voting machine of keys arranged in a series of parallel rows, a bar for holding the keys in each row looked, a locking bar moving transversely to said bars and releasing each one in turn and iioiding'the remaining bars looked, whereby each row of keys may be separately unlocked for'voeing operation.

34%. A voting machine primary lockout comprising party rows of voting devices, a

prevent its being bear 3 0:? each party row, e oi", ii 'hi; angles to said here. and having means eon-beet therewith, said her being iongiindineiiy and progressively movable to successively reieese one or more end lock the rest of said oars.

35. A voting meofine primary ioekoui; comprising pemy rows oi voting devices, e bar at righi, angles to Said rows of voilng devices and intermediate connections Whereby a iongitudinei progressive movement of C. Lineman, LILLIAN Pmie'non. 

